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gigglesworthy t1_j26uuo6 wrote

Reply to comment by Beneficial-Sleep8958 in Girlfriend is changing jobs. Should she move her 401K into the TSP? by buskingengineer

The C Fund (S&P 500) is a total market index fund. It's the benchmark, and is what most people use.

Worrying about the difference between a 3000-stock fund vs the S&P 500 is splitting hairs, which is why the latter considered good enough for most things. The expense ratio for the C Fund here is 0.043%, very low, and will be hard to beat. VTSAX that you mention here has an expense ratio of 0.04%, which is effectively the same.

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